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what is the use of grignard reagent?how does it helps in organic chemistry?
Organomagnesium halides are called Grignard reagents .The Grignard reagents are highly reactive and used in the synthesis of alkanes ,alkenes ,alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids .Their general formula can be written as ,RMgX
Where  R=   alkyl or aryl group
              X=   Cl ,Br, I


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